AMC 12 2001 Problem 18

A circle centered at A with a radius of 1 and a circle centered at B with a radius of 4 are externally tangent. A third circle is tangent to the first two and to one of their common external tangents as shown. The radius of the third circle is

Answer Choices
A. \dfrac{1}{3}
B. \dfrac{2}{5}
C. \dfrac{5}{12}
D. \dfrac{4}{9}
E. \dfrac{1}{2}

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